>
> First, I want to thank all those who took the time to confirm (even though,
> from my perspective, it was all bad news :-( ).
>
> The modules are loading without problem. For example, the kernel
> log reports the following:
>
> kernel: ICE1712 0000:04:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
>
> Both lspci and alsa-info.sh show that the sound card is there, and
> this would not happen if the modules were not being properly loaded.
> In other words the kernel can detect the card.
>
> I don't use udev. All modules are loaded manually and the devices
> in /dev are permanent. Permissions are also as they should be,
> because an alsa script was used to create the devices.
>
> The problem seems to be with the applications. The open() routine
> reports back "no device found." Now, open() is a glibc routine but
> it will ultimately call the kernel routines that are, I believe, contained
> in the alsa modules. Since kernel 2.6.36 works, it most likely is a
> kernel 2.6.37 issue.
>
> I'll have to recompile 2.6.37 with debugging output and see what
> happens.
>
> Frank Peters
>
>